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Awhile ago I signed up for the Hulu.com beta. It was a web based way to watch TV shows, TV clips, and movies. The content was pretty limited but the Hulu magic has been released to the public and not only has more content but had some nice improvements over the beta. Above is a clip I liked from the movie Live Free or Die Hard. :razz:

Overall the interface is clean and easy to use. There are ads however but only in the TV shows or movies, just like commercials. Some people really find that annoying but it really doesn’t bother me. It’s common place on TV and the service Hulu offers is much more dynamic and on demand so ads are expected. Plus there is only one ad at a time. Unlike TV which can have 5 ads in a row. Plus the ads are interactive sometimes.

Hulu even has some HD content available. You can embed clips like the one above. They have a neat little “dim lights” feature to dim everything around the screen so it’s easier on the eyes. Some of the TV shows expire though (because of the big boys like NBC).

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Playback has worked extremely well on safari and firefox for mac, internet explorer, firefox, and safari for windows XP, and even works well on my old windows 2000 computer.

Here are some of the features Hulu offers:

  • Share - Send an email to your friends about a certain show or clip.
  • Embed - Put the show on your site.
  • Details - What am I watching and when did it air?
  • Feedback - Video issues? Report them.
  • Fullscreen Playback
  • Pop Out Window Playback
  • Lower Lights - Makes the site background light gray instead of white.
  • Rate - Rate the episode.
  • Playlists - Keep track of what you watched. Even comes with RSS feeds and privacy settings.

Here are some of the shows Hulu offers:

  • The Office
  • Simpsons
  • Family Guy
  • A-Team
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Arrested Development
  • Doogie Howser, M.D.
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  • WKRP in Cincinnati
  • Monk
  • Dr. Steve-O
  • Keeping Up with The Kardashians
  • Weekend at Bernie’s
  • Bulworth
  • Andy Barker P.I.
  • So You Think You Can Dance
  • ‘Til Death
  • Scrubs
  • Bones
  • My Name is Earl

They offer lots more content too. :mrgreen:

There really are tons of really cool features at Hulu.com and now that it’s open to the public, it’s a simple sign-up (free) and watch away! If they start getting more movies available I may just have to cut out my netflix account from my entertainment stack. :twisted:

Oh, my personal opinion is that Hulu is better than joost. No software install is required to watch videos at Hulu. That makes it easy to watch stuff anywhere I go. I really think Hulu is a step in the right direction and will really take off.